UBUNTU-CVE-2022-46280

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-46280
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2022/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-46280.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-46280
Upstream
Published
2023-07-21T21:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:50:33Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

A use of uninitialized pointer vulnerability exists in the PQS format pFormat functionality of Open Babel 3.1.1 and master commit 530dbfa3. A specially crafted malformed file can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / openbabel

Package

Name
openbabel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openbabel@2.3.2+dfsg-2.2build1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.3.2+dfsg-2.2
2.3.2+dfsg-2.2build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libchemistry-openbabel-perl",
            "binary_version": "2.3.2+dfsg-2.2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.3.2+dfsg-2.2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel4v5",
            "binary_version": "2.3.2+dfsg-2.2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel",
            "binary_version": "2.3.2+dfsg-2.2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel-gui",
            "binary_version": "2.3.2+dfsg-2.2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-openbabel",
            "binary_version": "2.3.2+dfsg-2.2build1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / openbabel

Package

Name
openbabel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openbabel@2.3.2+dfsg-3build1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.3.2+dfsg-3build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libchemistry-openbabel-perl",
            "binary_version": "2.3.2+dfsg-3build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.3.2+dfsg-3build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel4v5",
            "binary_version": "2.3.2+dfsg-3build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel",
            "binary_version": "2.3.2+dfsg-3build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel-gui",
            "binary_version": "2.3.2+dfsg-3build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-openbabel",
            "binary_version": "2.3.2+dfsg-3build1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / openbabel

Package

Name
openbabel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openbabel@3.0.0+dfsg-3ubuntu3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.4.1+dfsg-3
2.4.1+dfsg-3build1
2.4.1+dfsg-5.1
2.4.1+dfsg-6

3.*

3.0.0+dfsg-3
3.0.0+dfsg-3ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libchemistry-openbabel-perl",
            "binary_version": "3.0.0+dfsg-3ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.0.0+dfsg-3ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel6",
            "binary_version": "3.0.0+dfsg-3ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel",
            "binary_version": "3.0.0+dfsg-3ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel-gui",
            "binary_version": "3.0.0+dfsg-3ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-openbabel",
            "binary_version": "3.0.0+dfsg-3ubuntu3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / openbabel

Package

Name
openbabel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openbabel@3.1.1+dfsg-6ubuntu5?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.1+dfsg-6ubuntu1
3.1.1+dfsg-6ubuntu5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libchemistry-openbabel-perl",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-6ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-6ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel7",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-6ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-6ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel-gui",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-6ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-openbabel",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-6ubuntu5"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / openbabel

Package

Name
openbabel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openbabel@3.1.1+dfsg-9ubuntu5?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.1+dfsg-9build2
3.1.1+dfsg-9ubuntu1
3.1.1+dfsg-9ubuntu2
3.1.1+dfsg-9ubuntu4
3.1.1+dfsg-9ubuntu5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libchemistry-openbabel-perl",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-9ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-9ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel7",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-9ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-9ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel-gui",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-9ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-openbabel",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-9ubuntu5"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04 / openbabel

Package

Name
openbabel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openbabel@3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu3?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.1+dfsg-9ubuntu5
3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu1
3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu2
3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libchemistry-openbabel-perl",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel7",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel-gui",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-openbabel",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu3"
        }
    ]
}